Your Guide To Living with Heart Disease

Posted on- May 08, 2014

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Heart Disease called ‘Coronary artery disease’ is a chronic condition, which has no cure. When you have a condition of Chronic Artery Disease, it is very important to take a very good care of your heart throughout your life. Simple carelessness or negligence may prove to be fatal, so you must know about its care and precautions very well. If you have had a Heart surgery or have undergone the interventional procedure to improvise your blood flow to your heart then it is extremely important to be well aware of your condition so that you can take care of your heart and prevent the condition to deteriorate.

Your doctor is your best guide to make you well versed with your Heart condition and to give you the guidelines that you need to strictly adhere to for the rest of your life.

Here are some pointers for you to get in sync with your condition and take care of

The symptoms need to be recognized:Immediate medical assistance may be required if you observe any increase in frequency, severity or intensity of the symptoms. If the prescribed medication is not effective even after 15 minutes of its consumption then you need to treat the condition on an emergency note and not wait for the help to come your way on its own.

Knowing your Risk Factors and reducing them: You need to be well aware of your risk factors to be able to reduce or avoid them. For example, if you have high cholesterol level or blood pressure – you need to acknowledge that these conditions are not good for your heart and may increase your risk in future. These conditions should be under a strict medical supervision of your doctor so that he can treat them and minimize the risk to a greater extent.

Regular Medications: Your doctor knows your well being health wise. So trust him and follow the medications and guidelines he has chalked out for you. The medications are highly effective in keeping medical condition under control thereby reducing the risks.

Tight Follow-Ups with your cardiologist: You should see your cardiologist as he recommends. Regular checkups will keep your doctor updated about your condition and hence reduce the chances of any risks. Your doctor needs to know about your health progress or stagnation to be able to treat you better and more appropriately.

Ways to reduce your Risk factors - after knowing them: If you have the condition of heart disease, making changes in your lifestyle becomes your top most priority. It may not come easily but patience and dedication are the keys to adapt to it. It takes some determination to quit smoking or drinking, but ultimately it’s best for you in the long run. Eating a balanced diet, doing the allowed physical activities and living a less stressful life will add to reducing the risk factors to great extent.

Here are a few pointers to help you switch to a healthy lifestyle

Make a plan before you start inculcating the changes.

It is important to set small but realistic goals for yourself.

Overnight changes are not possible, so take it slow by mastering one change at a time. For e.g. Quit drinking before you start changing your diet routines.

Reward yourself every time you master a change and accomplish a goal.

Friends and Family Support really helps when you try hard to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Make sure you seek their advice and support.

28-04-2016 05:09 PM

20-01-2015 07:17 AM

I was suffering from coronary artery disease which further leaded to heart failure, then my doctor suggested me to go through a heart transplant. I went through the procedure and it feels good after the surgery.